Second record of Tityus bahiensis (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Venezuela: Epidemiological implications

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-177

  De Sousa, Leonardo ^a   Borges, A ^b   Manzanilla, J ^b,c   Biondi, I ^d   Avellaneda, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buthidae; Exotic species; Scorpiones; Tityus

Indexed keywords

BUTHIDAE; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS BAHIENSIS; TITYUS DISCREPANS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 41749119882     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992008000100015     Document Type: Article

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